Dr. Mike Varshavski Shares Tips on Avoiding the Second Wave of the Flu Season
around the corner but the flu has gotten
not gotten the memo the flu has gotten
to stick around a little bit a second
wave of the flu out there cold coughs
they will not go away they are lingering
here to tell us how to get through all
of it dr. Mike for ash of ski we got is
do you tailor those scrubs I used to
tell her my scars but then I found fill
it in that's yeah I started going to the
gym I guess I mean it's okay now to
business
leave well cuz the fluid likes to stick
around and there's gonna be a second
wave of a different strain so we have to
still get our flu shot do we have to get
like a booster foot no no we already got
if you got your flu shot you're gonna be
safe
this one is working about 45 percent
which sounds not great but is actually
awesome okay because we're having a mild
flu season and if you get these bad boys
every year consecutively they're gonna
work even better and even if you are to
get the flu it's gonna be a milder case
less complications so you have to get
your flu shot okay
next do you have a six-pack now right
now it's on vacation but it's gonna come
back soon all right so next if you are
unlucky enough to get the flu you can
take an antiviral medication that your
doctor can prescribe two options you
have Tamiflu here is that flu Zahir they
work a little bit differently one is one
time dosing Tamiflu is five times five
days in a row okay is one more effective
than the other um they work slightly
differently depending on what you're
trying to achieve But you
want to stay warm then you got the
humidifier here at night in the bedroom
this is clutch yeah it keeps your mucus
membranes moist yes which makes you feel
better but then also it decreases that
post nasal drip because the lack of
dryness dr. Mike here's my question when
we're on the street corner and somebody
coughs or sneezes how long do I have to
hold my breath for before it basically I
have bad news
hours what do you mean out hours what
does that mean herma germs have hang time yes so if someone walks into this
room yeah sneezes yes walks out doesn't
cover it doesn't dab the right way yeah
we it's good hang out here progress well
thanks for the bad news doctor the great stuff we shake good see do